Classification with discrete and continuous variables via general mixed-data models

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1021-1032

  de Leon, A R ^a   Soo, A ^a   Williamson, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Error rate; General location model; Grouped continuous model; Maximum likelihood; Measurement level; Minimum distance probability; Misclassification probability; Plug in estimates

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952719354     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: 13600532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664761003758976     Document Type: Article

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